Finishing-plate.



M. C. ROSENFELD.

FINISHING PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. I9I6.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

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MORTIMER C. ROSENEELD, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FINISHING-PLATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February '7, 1916. Serial No. 76,519.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that T, MORTIMER C. ROSEN- riztn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in FlXllSlIlIIg-PlfltQS, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to finishing plates, commonly known as wall, ceiling, or floor plates, the purpose of the same being to conceal the junction of a pipe with a wall, floor, or other object into or through which the pipe extends, thereby to impart to such junction a ne t and attractive appearance.

It is the object of my invention to produce a split finishing plate or collar having all of the advantages of the present split collarsas their e'fiiciency in retaining their closed condition; the ease with which they can be applied to a pipe; and their neat time, to greatly simplify their construction In fact, my present split collar or finishing plate is neater than the prevailing types, having more the appearance of a single piece or continuous collar.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof and wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, Figure 1 is an underneath perspective view of my improved finishing plate, the sections whereof are separated as in readiness to be placed about a pipe; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my finishing plate applied to a vertical pipe where it passes into a floor or other horizontal surface; Fig. 3 is a section through the plate on the line of separation between its sections, such view including also the pipe and adjacent portion of the floor, the plane of this view being indicated by the line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the plate embracing a pipe shown in cross section; Fig. 5 is a sectional detail on the line 5-5 of Figs. 3 and 4:; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view of a modification of the plate shown in the former figures.

The plate is made of a single piece of sheet metal and comprises the sections 1 and 2 that are, in the present instance, semi-annular. The adjacent edges of the opposed sections are .notched for the reception of a pipe or similar object, and the outer peripheries of the sections are provided with a depending flange 3 that is continuous from the free end of one section, about the two sections, to the free end of the other. The flange thus constitutes a hinge connection between the two sections, the material from which the plate is made being suiiiciently pliable to permit the sections to bemoved toward and from each other with ease.

The design or construction of a plate may be best expressed by saying that it is made from a piece of metal having its outer edge turned downward to form a flange that is preferably at right angles to its body portion, and provided with a central aperture.

Patented Oct. 17, 1916.

The plate is then split or sheared diamet rically across entirely from one side to within substantially the thickness of the flange of the other side, thereby dividing the same into two sections which are connected only by the flange.

Secured to the free end of section 2, preferably by welding, is a plate 4 having a tongue ,5 that terminates in a head 6, the tongue and head being offset from the plane of the plate a substantially the thickness of the metal. A plate 7 is likewise secured to the free end of section 1, and its edge adjacent the end of the section is provided with a pair of tongues 8 that extend at substantially right angles from the underneath surface of the section 1 and are spaced apart a distance slightly greater than the width of thetongue 5. As shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the head 6 is gradually inclined clownward from the tongue 5 so that it acts as a cam to elevate the ends of the tongues 8 as they ride across its upper surface in the closing of the two sections together until the tongues are permitted to snap over the head and occupy the spaces on opposite sides of the tongue and to the rear of the squared shoulders of the head 6, the latch produced by the plates 4 and 7 thus serving to hold the free ends of the sections 1 and 2 securely against separation.

It is understood that finishing plates of the sort herein shown are intended to be permanently placed about a pipe, their removal being very exceptional. Therefore, the possibility of breakage of the flange 3 by its being bent to separate and close together the opposed sections of the plate is so negligible as not to be worthy of consideration. However, to avoid any such possibility of breakage the foregoing constructlon may be modified, as illustrated in Fig.

6, by inserting a strap 10 of any suitable soft metal that Will permit of considerable bending Without breaking, into a depressed seat formed by insetting the adjacent portion of the flange 3, as shoWn at 3 substantially the thickness of the strap 10, and Welding, or otherwise securing, the strap and flange together. When finished, especially when plated, the presence of the strap 10 is not noticeable, and even if the flange 3 should break at the point of bending, the strap 10 Will securely hold the parts together.

From the foregoing description it Will be seen that I provide a finishing plate that is neat and attractive in appearance, that is extremely simple and economical of manufacture, and that is very convenient of use.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is 1. A finishing plate formed of a single piece of metal and comprising a body portion from the periphery of Which extends a flange at an angle thereto, the plate being divided into opposed sections that are connected by the aforesaid flange, and the adjacent edges of the sections having registering notches for the reception of an object.

2. A finishingplate formed of a single piece of metal and comprising a body portion from the periphery of Which extends a flange at an angle thereto,the plate being divided into opposed sections that are connected by the aforesaid flange, the adjacent edges of the sections having registering notches for the reception of an object, and means for connecting the free ends of the op posed sections together.

3. A finishing plate formed of a single piece of metal and comprising a body portion from the periphery of which extends a flange at substantially right angles thereto, the plate being divided into opposed sections that are connected by the aforesaid flange, the adjacent edges of the sections having registering notches for th reception of an object, and means for connecting the free ends of the sections together Which means is entirely concealed by said sections When the plate is in use.

i. A finishing plate comprising opposed sections having adjacent edges that are adapted to fit closely together and provided With registering notches thereby to produce an opening When said edges are together, the opposed sections having a common flange Which extends at substantially right angles therefrom and from the free end of one section entirely about the outside of both to the free end of the other, said flange serving to yieldingly connect said members, and means for latching together the free ends of the sections.

5. A finishing plate comprising opposed semi-annular sections having in common a flange Which extends from their outer edges at substantially right angles to their body portions, and is split on one side on the line of separation between the sections, and means for connecting the free ends of said. sections together.

6. A finishing plate comprising a body portion from the periphery of Which extends a flange at an angle thereto, the body portion being divided into opposed sections that are connected by the aforesaid flange, the adjacent edges of the sections having registering notches for the reception of an object, and a flexible metal reinforcement applied to the flange Where it connects the opposed sections of the body portion.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto aflix my signature.

MORTIMER C. ROSENFELD.

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